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Brief author info: Sophocles (496-406 B.C.) Greek tragic playwright.

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The strongest iron, hardened in the fire, most often ends in scraps and shatterings.

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A lie never lives to be old.

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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.

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Afterthought makes the first resolve a liar.

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I cannot love a friend whose love is words.

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To throw away an honest friend is, as it were, to throw your life away.

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What you cannot enforce, Do not command.

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You cannot know a man's life before the man has died, then only can you call it good or bad.

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It is God's giving if we laugh or weep.

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Gentle time will heal our sorrows.

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To understand is hard. Once one understands, action is easy.

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Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

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Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

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